The First General Index of Molecular Complexity

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 1981, Pages 3599-3601

  Bertz, Steven H ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0000524226     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00402a071     Document Type: Article

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